Gonzales v. State

Mar 24, 1965
37885
Reporters:
Before:
Morrison
MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of heroin; the punishment, 14 years.

Police officers of the City of ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‍Austin accompanied by a Liquor Control Agent searched a home in the city and apprehended appellant and others and a quantity of heroin. Appellant did not testify in his own behalf.

The sole question ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‍presented for review is the legality of such search. Appellant is in no position to complain thereof, because he called Liquor Control Agent Burns, who had not been called by the State, and ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‍elicited from him details concerning the search. The principle is stated in 5 Tex.Juris.2d, Section 446, page 704, as follows:

“ * * * the admission of improper evidence will not constitute reversible ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‍error, if the same facts were proved by other and proper testimony. * * *”

See also Flores v. State, 167 Tex.Cr.R. 99, 318 S.W.2d 663, and Strom v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 377 S.W.2d 649.

Finding the evidence sufficient ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‍to support the conviction and no reversible error appearing, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.